ALICYCLIC


Meaning of ALICYCLIC in English

/al'euh suy"klik, -sik"lik/ , adj. Chem.

of or noting organic compounds essentially aliphatic in chemical behavior but differing structurally in that the essential carbon atoms are connected in a ring instead of a chain.

Also, cycloaliphatic .

[ 1890-95; ALI(PHATIC) + CYCLIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .